Punggok Rindukan Bulan (2008)

Directed by

Azharr Rudin

Genre

independent film

Country

Malaysia

Runtime

2h 02m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man lives in a low-cost housing block in Johor Bahru. The film follows his daily routines and quiet moments of solitude.

slow-burncontemplativeintimateobservedquieturbanstillspare

What happens

Punggok Rindukan Bulan (English title: This Longing) is a 2008 Malaysian film in the Malay language. It was directed by Azharr Rudin, in his directorial debut feature and produced by Da Huang Pictures. It premiered at the 2008 Pusan International Film Festival. It was shot entirely in the southern city of Johor Bahru, mostly at the low-cost Bukit Chagar flats that have since been demolished to make way for development. The film also screened in several other film festivals such as the 2008 Vancouver International Film Festival, the 2008 Jakarta International Film Festival and 2009 BAFICI It screened in limited release in Malaysia through Golden Screen Cinemas International Screens from 25 September 2008. Unusually for a Malaysian film Punggok Rindukan Bulan contains no music or songs. The film was produced with the aid of grants from Multimedia Development Corporation and Krishen Jit Astro fund. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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